Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

 - Class of 1946

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other outstanding athletes did not have a free night until after both the football and bas- ketball seasons had closed, the affair was not to be scheduled until February sixth. Y Q - :yy i N JN' is A 9 1 The cafeteria was decorated in greenery and in the school colors, blue and white, by Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Gamble, and Mrs. Hub- bard, all P.-T. A. members. Everything was at length ready for the big party, the only gathering exclusively for the seniors. Soon after eight o'clock the groups began to straggle in, and by eight-thirty the class had the situation well in hand. Anne Stuart, Betty Spearman, Ann Gamble, Polly Payne, Ora Black, and numbers of onlookers were engrossed in lively games of Chinese check- ers. Hoy Lee Fesperman had the turn table going at full speed, and Susan Uhl, Bill Russell, Nell Sicelolf, Bill Martin, Ruth Ellis, Gene Holder, Anne Steed, Louis Cramer, Tricia Hubbard, Buddy Deal, and others were making good use of its music. Although the dance had been scheduled as informal, it was decided that Pete and Bill Brewer, when they arrived in T-shirts and brogans, had really taken the hostesses at their word. Only food could have interrupted these fun-loving seniors, and that's just what hap- pened. Margaret Barrier, Betty Auman, Bet- ty McEver, and Martha MacKenzie called from attractively appointed punch tables that refreshments were served. A mad rush fol- lowed, then back to more games and dancing until eleven-thirty, when everyone said good- night and thanks to those swell P.-T. A. mothers. THE SOCIAL STANDARDS CONFERENCE When November of last year rolled around, it found the members of both the Upper and Lower Houses beginning preparations for what is always one of the most interesting events of the year-the annual Social Stand- ards Conference, participated in by the entire student body. The date was set for Novem- ber 14. After hours of detailed planning, under the joint guidance of Miss Johnson and Miss Cox, everything was finally in readiness for the event. Following the usual custom, on this occa- sion, the regular daily routine was disre- garded. During the day, therefore, boys and girls could be seen at intervals thronging the corridors or else scurrying to attend the as- sembly programs or the panel discussions of their choice. Foursquare was the theme chosen for the conference, the four sides representing education, religion, physical education, and social life. Speakers on these topics included a number of local citizens, who gave gen- erously of their time to take part in the discussions. Bob Hauser, as president of the S-tudent Council, opened the assembly and welcomed both the ninth grade pupils from Junior High and the visitors from adjoining schools. Mr. C. P. Carroll, superintendent of the city schools, briefiy added his greetings to Bob's. Dr. George Mauze, Presbyterian minister from Winston-Salem, was the speaker of the morning. Everyone enjoyed his interesting talk on What's Your Name? He em- phasized the necessity of having a good name and of keeping it clean. Among the topics for panel discussion were the following: college, making and keeping friends, sportsmanship, science, religion, speech and diction, music, and other timely subjects of interest to young people. Of course several unfortunate people just had to get lost somewhere in the halls, or perhaps they would enter the wrong rooms only to come dashing frantically to the right place after having been marked absent. 'l20lr

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down the aisle to my seat. I surveyed my program, dated March 7. The Parent- Teachers' Association of High Point High School presents The Talent Parade, it read. Because the event had been the subject of talk for a week, I knew that the script for this second annual amateur show had been written by Bob Renfrow and Ray Smith, and also that Miss Cox and Miss Johnson were the directors. As I tried to read fur- I ther, the lights went .1 out. Darkness . . -. a 7' 3 hush of expectancy . . . 'A a glitter of lights as the Y curtain opened . . . a Q' i broadcasting station re- vealed . . . a control booth . . . a piano and a band . . . the an- nouncer's voice . . . s t u d e nts performing .3 - singly or in groups . . . many participants in the gala program . . . the curtain . . . a lingering spirit of gayety amid the darkness. Afterwards came the awards. The best group performance had been given by the 'Dixieland Clinkersf' Carolyn Ward, with her vocal solos, won lirst prize for the best single performance, with Ralph Tilden sec- ondfor his piano solo, The Fire Dance. Then came congratulations for all, and an- other amateur show paased into history. JUNIOR PLAY After six weeks of hard work, coupled with the usual amount of trials and tribula- tions, the 1946 junior class play, Ever Since Eve, was ready for presentation. The night of all nights at length arrived. The curtain opened on the scene in which Mr. and Mrs. Clover CDiane Snyder and Bob Hesterj were attempting to transform the nursery into an oflice for their son Johnny CBob Renfrowj, editor of the school news- paper. As the play continues, Johnny, Spud Er- win fLuke Lewisl , and Pres Hughes CCheck Gentryj all came down with measles. Then Susan Blake CCaroline Ardenj, Johnny's girl, took over the paper with the help of Betsy Erwin CCornelia Ann I-Iodginj , Lucy- bell Lee CBetsy Hardinj, and the journalism teacher, Miss Willard CPat Conradj, who eventually married the principal CClaude McKinneyj. Under the able direction of Miss Ruth Goodman, the play was successfully presented on March 22 and 23, before an appreciative audience. SENIOR PLAY The dramatic highlight of each senior year is and always will be the senior play. The choice this year-Sixteen in August--added another success to the long list of dramatic productions sponsored by the graduating classes of past years. The cast was an excellent one and, ac- cording to the audience, all were well-fitted to their particular roles. Among those taking part were some of the outstanding person- alities of the school, such as Patricia Hubbard, Jack Murphey, Nell Siceloff, Charles Mann, and Evelyn Hutton, all of whom had leading roles. They were ably supported, however, by Joyce Shelby, Susan Uhl, Barbara Burton, Martha Lou Holton, Betty Auman, Jeanne Snyder, Charles Payne, Elaine Forward, Bet- ty McEver, David Tillson, and Jean Bridges. Student committees on the production staff were headed by the following faculty advis- ers: director, Miss Bulwinkle: house, Miss Milling and Mrs. Rogers: tickets, Miss Lind- say: publicity, Miss Johnson: properties, Miss Wyche: and stage, Mr. Kenneth Smith. THE SENIOR PARTY For the lirst time in the history of our class we were to have a party-all our own. The P.-T. A. had promised this party to the class securing the largest number of member- ships for the organization, and we had won it. Hence the senior party! Since Curt Mc- Donald, Donald Hooper, Hugh Gordon, and 'll9l'



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After a short recess period the students went into the second panel. Then lunch was served in the cafeteria under the direction of Miss Bowen. Two of the most interesting periods of the day were the discussion periods during which students in their own home rooms made re- ports on the various panels which they had visited. In this way each person benefited from panels, other than his own, in addition to the two he had attended. Nell Siceloff, vice-president of the Student Council, opened the afternoon session. The high school band, under the direction of Mr. Gerald Bryant, gave a grand performance. The stirring marches and light numbers chosen put everyone in a good humor if he were not already in one. Betty Lou Meadows, Council secretary, called the roll of the guests, who stood to be recognized. Following this, the Rev. Wilson O. Wel- don of the local Methodist church, delivered an inspiring address on The Pin. In this he compared our lives with the shape of the straight pin. At the close of the session, the conference was adjourned, and a tea dance, sponsored by the Lower House, was held in the gym. In keeping with the Thanksgiving season, the decorations represented harvest time. There were corn stacks gay with orange- colored bows, pumpkins, and apples, and with pictures of horns of plenty and turkeys scattered here and there. From the refresh- ment tables, covered with autumn leaves and fruit, and placed at each end of the gym. delicious punch and cookies were served. As each person entered, he was handed a little tag-turkeys for the boys, and horns of plenty for the girls, with numbers on the backs of each. For the first dance partners were chocen by matching numbers. At four-thirty when the dance ended, the Council felt that another successful Social Standards Conference had been held in High Point. FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE PROM Gay laughter, soft lights, and the magic of a danceband--all these things helped to make the freshman-sophomore prom the suc- cess that it was. Although there was no swishing of starched petticoats and hooped skirts, yet it was diflicult to realize that one was still living in the world of today instead of in bygone times. This was true because of the colonial setting-the work of the decoration committee. In the background rose the front of a colonial home, complete even to the shutters and the ivy clinging to the walls. From the portico came the music of Tommy Doda- mead and his orchestra. Roses grew luxuriant- ly on the trellises behind the garden chairs and tables, placed invitingly on both sides of the gymnasium. An outstanding feature of the evening was the grand march of the sponsors. The couples, emerging from beneath a ribbon-bedecked arch, walked rhythmically to the center of the floor and there broke into the dance. At the stroke of twelve the prom was re- luctantly brought to a close. Then as the lights began to die out, the revelers, weary of foot but happy in heart, made their way homeward. The second freshman-sophomore dance had passed into the realm of memory. JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM Colored lights dancing on the twinkling, geometrically suspended stars . . . pale moon- light flooding the still waters of the pictured lake and turning it into a silver sheet . . . the satisfied expressions on the faces of Anne Steed and Ralston Welch, joint chairmen of the decorations committee . . . the fragrance of fiowers and trees intermingled with per- fumes from cosmetic counters . . . the gentle rustle of attractive program folders planned under the chairmanship of James Johnson . . . the soft swish of taffeta, organdie, and lace, with here and there a shimmer of satin . . . melody after melody from the dance band, pulsing out among the swaying couples . . . the tireless forms of Hoy Lee Fesperman ill?

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